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Richest & poorest cities in America

A new report shows the American poverty rate declined year-over-year in 2013 for the first time since 2006. Find out where the rich are getting richer and the poor are still struggling. Yahoo! Finance ranks the richest and poorest cities in America using average median household income data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

(Richest) 5. (tie) San Diego -- $61,000 average median household income in 2011

4. Seattle -- $61,000

3. Washington, D.C. -- $63,000

2. San Francisco -- $70,000

1. San Jose, Calif. -- $77,000

(Poorest) 5. (tie) Indianapolis -- $39,000

5. (tie) Baltimore -- $39,000

3. Memphis, Tenn. -- $35,000

2. Philadelphia -- $34,000

1. Detroit -- $25,000

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